Basil
Also: fresh basil, genovese basil, sweet basil
Sweet, peppery herb that bruises easily. Tear it and add at the end of cooking.
Vegan
No major allergens
Aisle: Produce
Gluten Free
Conversions
- 1 leaf
- 0.5 g
- 1 US cup, chopped
- 42.3 g
- 1 metric cup, chopped
- 44.8 g
- 1 tablespoon, chopped
- 2.69 g
- 1 teaspoon, chopped
- 0.9 g
- Density
- 0.18 g/ml
Weigh when you can: a cup of the same basil varies with how it is filled. Convert Other Amounts
Substitutes
- Dried Basil0.33 g for each 1 g; Editorial rule of thumb: a third of the weight; add it earlier in cooking.
Per 100 g
- Energy
- 23 kcal
- Protein
- 3.15 g
- Fat
- 0.64 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.04 g
- Carbohydrate
- 2.65 g
- Sugars
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 1.6 g
- Sodium
- 4 mg
From USDA FoodData Central where available.
Kinds of Basil
Recipes Using Basil
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